Sherlock Holmes vs. Jack the Ripper, first images.

Frogwares Studio and Focus Home
Interactive are pleased to reveal the very first screenshots of Sherlock Holmes
vs. Jack the Ripper that will be released for PC in March 2009. Recognized as
one of the best adventure games and applauded by the press around the world,
Sherlock Holmes is back with probably the series’ most terrifying investigation.
The player will launch into the hunt for the most dangerous serial killer in
England’s history: Jack the Ripper.

1888, London, Whitechapel district,
a horrible series of crimes takes place in this East End district, atrociously
mutilated women are found dead. The police has a hard time finding a serious
lead and the murders continue, creating a real psychosis. Sherlock Holmes sets
out to find clues in the dark, gloomy streets of Whitechapel searching for the
macabre trail of the one that the press calls Jack the Ripper. During the
terrifying adventure, Sherlock will attempt to shed some light on the mystery
that shrouds the identity and motive of the one who hides behind the terrifying
nickname.

Sherlock Holmes vs. Jack the Ripper
will offer players two different 3D view modes, a third person view in the pure
adventure game point & click style and a first person view. The player will be
able to play in one or the other modes or even combine them for greater
immersion in this terrifying adventure. Other novelty, the player will also be
able to use an original system for piecing together crimes in order to test
hypotheses as the investigation progresses to find the terrifying serial
killer’s bloody trail.